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New Paper by PETA Scientists Tackles Flawed Pharmaceutical Experiments on Animals

In a newly published paper, PETA scientists lay bare a solid plan for ending two of the pharmaceutical industry’s most cruel and pointless experiments on animals.

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Gucci Lies Lawsuit: There’s Nothing ‘Natural’ About Python-Skin Products

A former Gucci worker says she was told that the python skin it sells was obtained through a “natural shedding process”—then she learned of PETA Asia’s investigation.

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VIDEO: Dave the Rescued Dog’s Touching ‘Tail,’ From Neglect to Adoption

There’s no such thing as an “outdoor dog.” In a new video, learn how PETA fieldworkers helped Dave the rescued pup go from chained neglect to loving adoption.

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Leave the Meat in the Sheets—Go Vegan in the Streets: PETA Calls For Sex Strike

PETA is erecting—ahem—launching new ads calling on people to join a sex strike and stop having sex with their animal-eating husbands and boyfriends.

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Provocative Ad Puts Father’s Day Activities on Blast: ‘Does Your Daddy Kill Animals?’

Fishing and hunting destroy other animals’ families. PETA’s ad blitz urges your family to choose kind activities this Father’s Day.

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WTF With Marc Maron: Winning the Feline-Friendly Award

Renowned podcaster Marc Maron wins PETA’s WTF Award for his compassionate care and advocacy for cats.

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‘Humans and Other Animals’ Is the Movie Event of 2024! Here’s How to Watch It

“Humans and Other Animals” presents profound philosophical ideas that may forever change how humans view other animals—and ourselves.

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PETA Urges Feds to Defund MRIGlobal After New Raft of Animal Welfare Violations

MRIGlobal—a scalpel-for-hire laboratory with federal government contracts worth nearly $6 million paid with taxpayer funds—can’t seem to abide by the law. Why are the feds still doing business with it?

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Campaign Updates: PETA Calls For End of Baboon Pregnancy Experiments at Eastern Virginia Medical School

For more than 40 years, Eastern Virginia Medical School’s Gerald Pepe has used baboons in nightmarish pregnancy experiments, most recently injecting them with hormones and cutting out and killing their babies at various stages of gestation.

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VIDEO: Terrified Bull Appears to Flip Spectator During Oregon Rodeo Escape

A terrified bull escaped an Oregon rodeo, injuring at least three in his panic. Help PETA get a ban on events that harm bulls like him and put onlookers in danger.

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Since Red Lobster’s Super-Pinched, Why Not Give Vegan Seafood a Shot?

Red Lobster sank and went bankrupt, but the pinched chain has a chance to restructure in a far kinder way. PETA reveals how.

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Find Out the Easiest Way to Avoid Buying ‘Spaghetti Chicken’

Since 2015, reports of “spaghetti meat” chicken breasts have flooded the internet. But what exactly is “spaghetti chicken,” and is it OK to eat?

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James Cromwell Calls Out Government-Funded Experiments on Animals

America’s leading agency for research on mental disorders has spent decades wasting your money. James Cromwell wants you to know what it’s funding instead of finding cures. 

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Wave of Urgency: PETA’s Plea for Coral Reefs Hits Chicago and Miami Beach

PETA’s “Beef or Reef?” ad hit Chicago and Miami Beach with a wave of urgency. Learn about our provocative plea and what you can do.

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What Helped Propel PETA Into the Public Eye? Listen In!

Listen to the “Lives Well Lived” podcast to learn why PETA President Ingrid Newkirk went naked to help pigs and why she continues to push boundaries today.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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